More Indonesian workers to be deported

More Indonesian workers to be deported

NUNUKAN, East Kalimantan: Thousands of illegal Indonesian workers
in the Malaysian state of Sabah are expected to enter Nunukan
regency, East Kalimantan, following the repatriation of 28,000
workers to the area earlier this year.

Nunukan Regent Kasmir Forets said on Monday his administration
had formed a task force to handle the influx following the
Malaysian government's announcement of the July 31 deadline for
the Indonesian workers' deportation.

According to data from the Indonesian Consulate General in
Kinabalu, Sabah, the number of illegal Indonesian immigrants in
east Malaysia (Sabah and Serawak) is 700,000.

To ensure a smooth deportation process, the regency is
coordinating with the Sabah government and the Consulate General
to receive a daily arrival of 200 workers.

"Over the long term, Nunukan will cooperate with prospective
workers' regions of origin, which are South Sulawesi, East Java,
Central Java and East Nusa Tenggara," the regent said. --Antara